An Ironton man who attacked a library employee asked the victim for forgiveness after admitting his guilt Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Seth Coleman, 22, of 918 Adams St., pleaded guilty to a second-degree count of felonious assault stemming from an incident on Jan. 15 in which he attacked a Briggs Library employee with a pair of scissors. A plea deal was made in the case and Coleman will be sentenced to five years in prison.

“He was very remorseful when he found out what he’d done,” Mike Mearan, Coleman’s attorney said, adding his client had smoked laced marijuana that day. “He’s very sorry to the victim in the case. … She’s a very strong lady.”

Mearan also said the incident was a result of Coleman not taking his medication.

Judge Charles Cooper set sentencing on Monday and set a $50,000 own-recognizance bond with GPS monitoring and house arrest. Coleman was ordered to stay away from the victim and the library.

“From the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry,” Coleman said to the victim, who was sitting in the courtroom. “Please forgive me.”

“Thank you, Seth,” she said. “Please get some help.”

In other cases:

• Gregory Hammond, 37, of 509 Johnson Heights, Huntington, was arraigned on a first-degree count of rape, to which he pleaded not guilty. According to the indictment, the act is alleged to have occurred in April and involved an 8-year-old.

Cooper set bond at $500,000 cash or surety and set a pretrial for June 13.

Based on the age of the victim, the maximum sentence would be life in prison without the possibility of parole, as well as a lifetime of reporting to the sex offender registry.

• Stephen King Jr., 29, of 116 B. Freeman Court, South Point, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of trafficking in drugs and fourth-degree improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle. Cooper sentenced the man to three years and 10 months in prison. King was also ordered to forfeit $205 cash and a firearm.

• James Baker, 49, of 53 Private Drive 125, Chesapeake, was arraigned on counts of third-degree intimidation, fourth-degree assault on a peace officer, fifth-degree vandalism, fifth-degree harassment by an inmate and misdemeanor resisting arrest and attempted escape, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Cooper set bond at $35,000 cash or surety and set a pretrial for June 22.

• James Bowling, 59, of 507 Westview Drive, Ashland, was found incompetent to stand trial, according to an evaluation by Court Clinic Forensic Services. He will be treated at Appalachian Behavior Healthcare until he can stand trial.

• Kenneth France, 24, of 19 Williamsburg Drive, Barboursville, West Virginia, was arraigned on one second- and three fourth-degree counts of trafficking in cocaine, to which he pleaded not guilty. Cooper continued bond from a lower court and added a $25,000 own-recognizance bond. A pretrial was set for June 8.

• Joshua Harless, 33, of 1176 County Road 104, Chesapeake, pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree count of failure to notify a change of address. He also admitted community control sanctions violations. Cooper sentenced the man to six months in prison.

• Courtney Gallion, 37, of 1515 S. Third St. Room 10, Ironton, was arraigned on a fourth-degree count of trafficking in drugs, to which she pleaded not guilty.

Judge D. Scott Bowling set bond at $15,000 OR plus GPS and set a pretrial for June 15.

• Marcus Sloan, 18, of 1505 Lawrence St. Apt. D2, Ironton, was arraigned on one fifth- and two fourth-degree counts of trafficking in cocaine, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $15,000 OR plus GPS and set a pretrial for June 15.

• Blake Meadows, 24, of 2188 County Road 18, South Point, admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to 26 months in prison with a possible judicial release to STAR.

• Jamie Qualls, 34, of 1818 County Road 171, Scottown, admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to six months in prison.

• Robert Kennard, 39, of 148 Camelot Court, Russell, Kentucky, was sentenced to treatment in lieu of conviction for a fifth-degree count of possession of a controlled substance.

• Jason Brammer, 32, of 281 County Road 30, Kitts Hill, admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to STAR.

• Jeffrey Wallace, 55, of 409 Buckhorn St., Ironton, was arraigned on three fifth-degree counts of trafficking in heroin, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $15,000 cash or surety plus $15,000 OR and GPS monitoring. A pretrial was set for June 15.

• Joseph Cunningham, 37, of 945 Ninth St. W., Huntington, was arraigned on a fifth-degree count of possession of heroin and misdemeanor possession of drug abuse instruments, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $15,000 OR plus GPS and set a pretrial for June 15.

• Amber Combs, 32, of 409 Buckhorn St., Ironton, was arraigned on a fifth-degree count of trafficking in heroin, to which she pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $15,000 OR plus GPS and set a pretrial for June 15.

• Marcus Birchfield, 38, of 514 N. Sixth St., Ironton, was arraigned on counts of fifth-degree possession of heroin, fifth-degree possession of criminal tools and misdemeanor counts of possession of drugs and possession of drug abuse instruments, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $20,000 cash or surety plus OR. A pretrial was set for June 15.

• Nicholas White, 22, of 2967 Fifth Ave., Huntington, was arraigned on a fifth-degree count of breaking and entering, to which he pleaded not guilty. Bowling set bond at $10,000 OR plus GPS and set a pretrial for June 15.